 | | Book | | "'<' ~/ BOUNDARIES U A Mo<'« u~ o V :¾ MEXICO r - ·•-.. ·-··-··-··-·· < •• ....... V S TATES...org/details/mineralsofmexico0000panc MINERALS OF MEXICO • ERALS OF ~XICO M ______ William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral...mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This boo i...i.. is deJicated tu the people of Mexico and to the three people who directly affected me and this project | | | Book | | anc MINERALS OF MEXICO 7 | : = Pras #0 AaprTTARE ; | MINERALS OF MEXICO William D. Panczner...1938Minerals of Mexico. Bibliography: p. 1. Mineralogy— Collectors and collecting— Mexico. 2. Mines and...and mineral resources— Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36 1987 549.972 86-13325 ISBN 0-442-27285-5 This book...Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of Dana’s Tratado de Mineralogia...a. ie = Maes Lie Auadado = ae MINERALS OF MEXICO Vv | Oona tA. IMPORTANT MINING DISTRICTS |  | | Book (volume) | | ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, MEXICO The Geology of North America O r > W 4^ *1^ ^ ^ \ \ f ax4 u \ \...of North America Volume P-3 Economic Geology^ Mexico Edited by Guillermo P. Salas Geologo Consultor...Centro Minero Nacional Carretera Mexico-Pachuca Pachuca, Hgo., Mexico, D.F. 1991 EXPLORATION LIBRARY...reserved. Geologia economica de Mexico. English. Economic geology, Mexico / edited by Guillermo P. Salas...; v. P-3) Translation of Geologia economica de Mexico. Includes bibliography references and index. ISBN |  | Bussell, M. Andrew, Alpers, Charles N., Petersen, Ulrich, Shepherd, Thomas J., Bermudez, Carlos, Baxter, Alistair N. (1990) The Ag-Mn-Pb-Zn vein, replacement, and skarn deposits of Uchucchacua, Peru; studies of structure, mineralogy, metal zoning, Sr isotopes, and fluid inclusions. Economic Geology, 85 (7) 1348-1383 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.7.1348 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | stageII andstageIII, togetherwith the appearance of pyrite,indicate an increasein sulfurfugacityand/ordecreasein...areprobablycompatiblewith oldersedimentary rocksof the mine district.Salinitylevelsand NaCI/CaC12ratiosare similarto...north-northeast of Lima at •76ø41 ' W, 10ø3T S (Fig. 1). The mine plant is at an altitudeof 4,500 m, but peaksin the...significant productionof leadandzinc geologyof the mine district,the geometryandstruc- (Benavides,1984)...postdatesthe eruptionof volcanicsequencenorth of the mine area, in which the CalipuyFormationis impliedby |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | UNAM, Cd. Universitaria , Coyoacan, 04510, D. F., Mexico c MS 70 A -3363, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory...Geofisica, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, Coyoacan, 04510 Mexico, D. F. AND M A R K E. CONRAD MS 70A -3363, Lawrence...mixture of clays and sericite with disseminated pyrite. The abundance of sericite becomes greater from...is 1-3 meters. Ores also occur in stratabound, pyrite-rich manto deposits. Mantos are most abundant in...the area depicted in Figure 3 are the San Agustin mine (which includes the Paccha, Murcielago, and Atahualpa |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carbonate-HostedAg-Pb-Zn(Cu) Depositsof Northern Mexico PETERK. M. MEGAW, JOAQUINRUIZ, AND SPENCERR. TITLEY...carbonate-hostedAg-Pb-Zndepositsoccurin northern Mexico. Many have been in productionsince the 1600sandhavesupplieda...districtsdiscussed containedmorethan 1856 N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS 1857 a half million...principalgeologic or laterally into skarn. featuresof northern Mexico, andTables I and 2 sum- Here we discuss the similarities...ores.Our focusisthosedistrictswhich Magdalena,New Mexico;EurekaandPioche,Nevada; are dominatedby carbonate-hosted |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 6 oz/tonAg (Hall and MacKevett,1962). The Darwin mine per se consistsof a seriesof isolatedPb-Zn-Ag _...CONTACT FIG. 2. Detailed geologicmap of the Darwin mine area, basedon unpublishedmappingby R. Newberry andT...microprobeat Washington 1986) in the immediate Darwin mine area were de- State University (sulfides),as describedin...156-MaCosobatholith; Chen,1977). Cambridge,Massachusetts. Mine assay,production, A 4- to 6-kmdepthof emplacement...onto skarnappearsto replacemarble.Unreplacedmarble mine crosssections.Petrographicdata and micro- is lo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | IN THE LIGHT STUDIES, PROVIDENCIA ZACATECAS, MEXICO • OF FLUID MINE, F. J. SAWKINS ABSTRACT ...bodies have a close spatial relationship to the Providencia granodioritestockwhich is continuousat depth...bodiesis comparativelysimple; sphalerite, galenaand pyrite are the major sulfideminerals,and calcite and quartz...reasonableupper limit for hydrothermalore depositionat Providencia. The fluid inclusion data suggestthat vertical... 884 F. J. ,YAII:KIAroc INTRODUCTION THE Providencia mining camp, also known as the Avalos Unit of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | LIMESTONE-REPLACEMENT FLUIDS FOR CHIMNEY ORES IN MEXICO FREDERICK M. HAYNES* AND STEPHEN E. KESLER Departmentof...chimneyand manto limestone-replacementdeposits of Mexico that quartz is not a commonganguephase.However...cal(Naica,SantaEulalia,andZimapan). cite at Providencia(Sawkins,1964) and in fluorites from SantaEulalia...percentNaCI salinity.Our own reconnaissance meadepositsof Mexico (Fig. 1) occur within the Mesa surementsof Zimapaninclusions...majorPb-Zn-Ag•himneyandmantolimestone-replacement oresin Mexico and their distributionwith respectto the major |  | Roegge, J. S., Logsdon, M. J., Young, H. S., Barr, H. B., Borcsik, M., Holland, H. D. (1974) Halogens in Apatites from the Providencia Area, Mexico. Economic Geology, 69 (2) 229-240 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.69.2.229 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 229-240 Halogens in Apatites fromtheProvidencia Area,Mexico J.$.ROE•E, M.J.LocsDo•, H. $.You•c,H.]3.B^•, M...Apatiteconcentrates fromthreestocks in theProvidencia area,Mexico, contained a largermolefraction of chlorapatite...eralization.We have.therefore begunto studythe tecas,Mexico,whichis closelyrelatedin time and relationship...accessory apatite,zircon,magnetite, ilmenite,and pyrite. Plagioclase was generally presentas large (1 cm)...DIORITE 21- Petrology of the Intrusives in the Providencia o o.! Area GRAYBACKGRANODIORITE Samplesof |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 61, 1966, pp. 1205-1213 STUDIES IN THE PROVIDENCIA AREA, MEXICO, II, K-AR AND RB-SR 'AGES OF INTRUSIVE... HOLLAND ABSTRACT In the Providencia-Concepcion del Oro district, Mexico, hydrothermal Pb-Zn sulfideand...muscovitesamplesintergrownwith sulfideore from the Providencia Mine, and III) three albite-adulariamixtures from...intrusiverocksand hydrothermalmineralsin the Providencia-Concepcion del Oro area. INTRODUCTION A GREAT...stock the ore consistslargely of magnetite,hematite,pyrite, and chalcopyrite,whereasin the Providenciadepositsiron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluid InclusionStudiesin the Fresnillo District, Mexico: Evidence for a Brine Reservoir and a DescendingWater...interlayeredillite-montmorillonite, plus or minuschlorite,pyrite, or adulariaoccursin scatteredexposures aroundthe...FRESNILLO DISTRICT, MEXICO I 1Q2 ø55' 1581 I • IQ2ø50' 235 Platero• MEXICO ••'• 1890 o194 v...orientation Ag-Pb-Zn MINERALIZATION, FRESNILLO DISTRICT,MEXICO NW SE Cerro 2270 Proafio v. Santo Nifio ...llingsof coarsegalena,sphalerite, chalcopyrite,pyrite, and quartzgangue.These ores mostlyoccur in the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONCEPCION PETER AND ORE DEPOSITION: DEL ORO, MEXICO R. BUSECK CONTENTS PAGE Introduction ..................................... Comparisonwith Providencia........................................... Q...mineral, occurs in limestoneas well as skarn,but pyrite, specularite,chalcopyrite, and the sulfo-salts(listed...2 Director, Institute of Geology,University of Mexico. Three monthswere spentin the field at Concepcion...m. This is one of the oldestmining districtsin Mexico; previousto the six- teenth century Spaniards |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HYDROTHERMAL THE AT PROVIDENCIA, LEAD-ZINC ZACATECAS, ROBERT ISOTOPIC 'FLUIDS DEPOSITS MEXICO O. RYE CONTENTS...and sphaleritefrom severalmines at Providencia, Zacatecas,Mexico, was determinedto fall in the narrow...incorporationof sedimentarysalt. INTRODUCTION T•v. Providencia miningcamp (Fig. 1) is situatedabout225 km southwest...Caja anticline. There are about30 ore pipesat Providencia, 10 of whichhavebeenminedextensively. The crosssection(Fig...closelyrelated events (1). The oredeposits at Providencia appearto havebeenstructurally controlled by both |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | biotitesin a 2 km sectionacrossthe Providencia stock,Zacatecas, Mexico containbetween0.25 and 0.50% chlorine...development of the leadzinc-silver oredeposits of the Providencia areawasduein part to the abnormally large chlorine...granitic or granoThe lead-zinc-silverdeposits at Providencia, dioritic intrusives. Although the origin of... A similar effect is to be expected Zacatecas,Mexico are closelyrelatedto the Provi- dencia granodioritestock...HOLLAND PART OF THE TERMINAL TUNNEL, ZACATECAS, MEXICO Jca Jca Tgd O 500 METERS LEGEND: Tgd -GRANODIORITE |  | | Report (volume) | | Deposits 1 of Conception del Oro District, Zacatecas Mexico GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation...Deposits of Conception del Oro District, Zacatecas Mexico By CLEAVES L. ROGERS, ZOLTAN DE CSERNA, EUGENIC...____________________ Concepciou del Oro and Providencia stocks.______________ Nochebuena stock_______..._______________________ ^ Concepcion del Oro and Providencia stocks___________________ iVochebuena stock ...________________ In pocket Page FICURB 1. Index map of Mexico showing location of area studied ______ 3 2. Aerial |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | brecciated pyrite in a chalcedonyinfilled vug in the Providencialead-zinc deposits,Mexico, has led the...thereforeviewedas groundprepa- strating the breaking up of pyrite crystals in a ration, and in somecasesthought to...depositionitself. In many instancesthe brec- Providencia Mine, Mexico (Sawkins, 1964). The ciationcouldbe relatedto...related to eralizationfaulting. The brecciationof the pyrite such phenomena,and considerabledebate over the...either replacement veiningof the pyrite or an actualwedging apart of pyrite fragmentsby infillingchalcedonic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits. The porphyry copperdepositat Santa Rita, New Mexico was sampledin detail. Supergeneclays can be distinguishedfrom...mineral mineralsfrom the depositat SantaRita, New Mexico, togetherwith lessdetailedinvestigations of several...magmaticsystem. For the Pb-Zn deposit at Providencia, Mexico, Ma#matic water is an 1-120rich solutionthat...sulfide concen- tratesconsisting dominantlyof pyrite and chalcopyrite extractedfrom compositesamplescollectedfrom...pyritization (3) argillic alteration Santa Rita, New Mexico Of the porphyrycopperdepositsin Arizonaand The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | U-Ni-Ag-Cu deposit. Some of these deposits,'such as Providencia, Casapalca,and Pasto Bueno, are vein types; others...stratiformtypes (sensulato). Certain deposits,such as Providencia, Casapalca, and Creede, exhibit a narrow range...have very similar sulfidesulfur isotope 827 PROVIDENCIA CASAPALCA I,,-• SULFATES - -- [--- LATESTAOE...varioushydrothermalore deposits. Sourcesof data: Providencia,Mexico (Rye, 1974,and unpub.data); Casapalca, Peru...coexistingminerals The range of sulfur isotopevalues for pyrite, or sphalerite,and galenafor varioushydrotherm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Burnham, 1979; Fournier, 1983, 1985, 1987, cia, Mexico. Each depositwill illustratea different 1991, 1992;... in the systemmustlie betweenthe 834Svaluesfor pyrite and have equilibriumsulfur and oxygenisoare constant...follow a reducingpath becomemuch do not coexistwith pyrite andare characterized by 5180valuesbut by disequilibrium...detailsof calculations. tion of innumerable tourmaline-pyrite-quartz-altered brecciadikeletsthat extendradially...Abbreviations: En -- enstatite,Gal -- galena,Py -- pyrite, Qtz = quartz,Tet -tetrahedrite, Wo = wolframite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | occurrence of telluridemineralsat the AcupanGold Mine, Callowand Worley (1) statedon page265: "Goldhas...testscarriedout on sulfideconcentrates from the mine. Thus the authorsstate (p. 265-266): "Sulfideconcentrates..."Sulfideconcentrates from the 96 seriesveinsconsistingof pyrite, mamasiteand arsenopyrite,after prolonged cyanidation...certainextentin solid DISCUSSIONS 1541 solutionin pyrite and arsenopyrite. However, several other investigators...sulfides. For example,in ore from the GoldenHill Mine (head value3.80 dwt/ton), a mineralogicalexaminationshowedthat |  | | Report (issue) | | Deposits of Durango Mexico GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 962-D Tin Deposits of Durango Mexico By WARD...cooperation with the Universidad National Autonbma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, and the Comite Directivo...para la Investigation de los Recursos Minerales de Mexico under the auspices of the Interdepartmental Committee...___ La Vanguardia mine, Tiro Norte workings____________________ La Vanguardia mine, Tiro Sur workings_______...workings_______.____________._ Remedies mine, Tiro Tomds workings________________________ Tiro Bolivar work |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | This figurealsoshowsthe isotopiccomposition of mine-drainagewater (averageof 4 analyses) from the Abbott...•80 valueresultcally to thoseof the SulphurBank mine,and both ing entirelyfrom water-rockexchange at...SteamboatSprin#s, Nevada chalcopyrite are associatedwith pyrite and pyrrhotite in drill core' from depths of 920...magmatic water. Base Metal Deposits Four samplesof pyrite from the host rocksand 4 samplesof pipe scalehigh...Peru "--• Creede Provldenc•o F • Tu,,N.Z. Providencia• -I00 - Present meteoric wolers Creede palco |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | dia= \ H•S + \ HSgrams (e.g., pHvs. /•Sa4valuesof pyrite, Fig. 5 in 34, Xso¾) + (/•S•,•.X s•-) + /(•S •...isotopiccompositionof sulfur in the solutions. Pyrite, for example, can obtain •S34values similar /x••...all the aqueoussulfur species • (Q•/Q•)• (6) and pyrite are small, or if the sulfur in the fluids is ams...the relative isotopicenrichment factor between pyrite and in which (Q•/Q•) is a thermodynamicfunction...function ratios for solid phases,particularly for pyrite and galena are, however, less accurate compared |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | hydrothermalsystems). The five districts are: (1) Providencia, Zacatecas,Mexico--closemagmaticaffiliationsand a pro...reaction with earlier formed biogenic sulfur in pyrite. None of thesedistrictsis yet understoodcompletelyand...inclusion data ............... Prov{dencia, Zacatecas, Mexico ................ 302 303 303 304 General setting...seriousobjectionis the low solubility rocks. of pyrite in the high-sulfidesolutionsthat seemfavorSimple...geologistshave tendedto explain ore depositsby Barnes,1965). Pyrite is moderatelysolublein some meansof relativelysimplemodels |
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